He was also chosen for the national role model programme for young black men by Hazel Blears.
In an open letter from the then Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Hazel Blears wrote to the MCB saying Abdullah should be asked to "resign his post" for signing the statement which supported Hamas and celebrated its "victory" against "this malicious Jewish Zionist war over Gaza".
In July and August 2008, the Community Secretary Hazel Blears and Children and Families Secretary Ed Balls began recruiting young Muslims to become advisors to the government.
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